Animal trap



Dec. 7, 1937. J TSCHANTRE 2,101,482

ANIMAL TRAP Filed Feb. 23, 1937 amen 011 (fa ZZZ/a5 fiofiam ire Patented Dec. 7, 1937 i I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ANIMAL TRAP Julius Tschantre, New City, N. Y. Application February 23, 1937, Serial No. 127,238 4 Claims. (01. 43-90) This invention relates to animal traps and more The arms I 4 are provided on the outer ends particularly to a trap which is adapted to grip a thereof with clamping or gripping members I6, leg of an animal and to hold the leg against which are shaped similarly to the gripping memmovement relative to the trap without injury to bers I5 and are adapted to be disposed at a point 5 the leg of the animal. spaced upwardly from the gripping members I5 5 Another object of this invention is to provide a when the trap is sprung, as shown in Figure 2, trap of this kind which engages the leg of an in order that these gripping members I6 will grip animal at two spaced points along the leg in such the leg of an animal upwardly from the gripping a manner as to prevent the animal from cutting members I5.

10 off that portion of the leg gripped by the trap. An annulus I! is disposed beneath the arms I2 10 A further object or" this invention is to provide and. I4 when the trap is in set position, and is in a trap of this kind, a plurality of clamping or adapted to draw the arms together upon upward gripping members which are gravitatingly held in movement thereof, so as to firmly hold the arms set position and which, upon tripping of the in their clamping position. A substantially U- trigger, are adapted to be swung upwardly about shaped spring I8 has the end of one leg thereof 15 the leg of the animal. secured to the base I0 and the other leg of this With the foregoing and other objects in view, U-shaped spring I8 has the free end thereof sethe invention will be. more fully described hereincured to the annulus I1. This spring I8 is after, and will be more particularly pointed out adapted to constantly urge the annulus Il up in the claims appended hereto. Warclly and the annulus I I is held in set posi- In the drawing, wherein like symbols refer to tion by means of a trigger I9 which is pivotally like or corresponding parts throughout the sevsecured to an L-shaped support or bracket 20 careral views, 1 ried. by the base I0. Thetrigger I9 is adapted to Figure 1 is a top plan partly broken away of a overlie the top of the annulus I! when the trap is 5 trap constructed according to an embodiment of in set position and is held in set position by means 35 this invention showing the trap in set position. of a platform or tripping member 2|, which is Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line mounted on an arm 22, pivotally carried by the 2-2 of Figure 1, but showing the trapin clampbase I0. The inner or free end of the trigger I9 ing position. is adapted to engage beneath an edge of the Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line tripping member 2|, with the annulus II between 30 3-3 of Figure 1. the trigger I9 and the base I0 so that the arms Figure 4 is a fragmentary top plan of the I2 and I4 may gravitatingly be swung to a subclamping jaws in clamping position. stantially horizontal position above the annu- Referring to the drawing, the. numeral I0 desiglus I1. 3; nates generally a base plate which is provided In the use and operation of this trap, the anwith a plurality of upstanding radially disposed nulus I1 is adapted to be forced downwardly lugs II, on which a pair of lower clamping arms toward the base II] placing the spring I8 under I2 are pivotally secured by means of pivotal extreme tension and the trigger I9 is then swung members I3. A pair of upper clamping arms I4 over the top of the annulus IT and the free end of 40 are pivotally secured to another series of lugs II the trigger I9 is positioned beneath an edge of the 40 carried by the base Ill, and are relatively longer tripping member 2I. The tension of the spring I8 than the arms I2. The. arms I2 and I4 are lonforcing the annulus I'I upwardly will hold the gitudinally curved, as shown in Figure 2, so that trigger I9 in set position beneath the tripping the upper ends thereof will confront each other member 2I. When the tripping member 2I is 4.5 with the remaining portions of the arms spaced forced downwardly, the trigger I9 is released soapart to permit the leg of an animal to be disthat the spring I8 may swing the annulus I! up- DOsed therebetween. wardly, thus drawing the outer or free ends of The lower arms I2 are provided at the. outer the arms I2 and I4 together at a point spaced ends thereof with clamping or gripping members upwardly from the base Ill. The gripping mem- I5 which are longitudinally curved with the con bers I5 and I6 will tightly grip about the leg 50 cave side thereof uppermost when the arms are of the animal that has sprung the trap in such in set position so that the concave portions will a manner as not to seriously injure the leg of confront each other, as shown in Figure 4, when the animal and not to stop the circulation of he trap is p n and thus h ld the leg of the blood in the leg of the animal. animal against lateral movement. Thi map may be used with or without bait, 5

the trap being particularly designed for use in the run or path of the animal so that the trap may be partially buried beneath loose dirt or other material.

When the trap is partially buried in dirt or loose material, the jaws will not be clogged or prevented from closing as is the case with traps having U-shaped jaws.

It is, of course, understood that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction and design of the above specifically described embodiment of this invention without departing from the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being restricted only by the scope of the following claims.

I claim:-

1. A trap comprising a base member, a plurality of opposed arms pivoted to said base member, jaws carried by the free ends of said arms and extending at right angles to the length thereof, said jaws being longitudinally curved with the concave sides thereof in confronting relation when said jaws are in clamping position, an anthe other leg thereof secured to said annulus,

and releasable holding means carried by said base for holding said annulus in set position.

2. A leg holding trap comprising a base, a pair of opposed relatively short arms, a second pair of opposed relatively long arms, means pivotally securing an end of each arm to said base, an an nulus engaging beneath said arms when in opened or set position and adapted upon upward movement thereof to draw said arms upwardly and toward each other, jaw members carried by the free ends of said arms, trip means carried by said base and engageable over said annulus to hold said annulus in set position, and a spring carried by the base and engaging said annulus and constantly urging said annulus upwardly to thereby swing said jaw members upwardly and inwardly to tightly clamp about the leg of an animal, one pair of said jaw members engaging about the leg of the animal below the other pair of jaw members.

3. A leg holding trap comprising a base, a pair of opposed relatively short arms, a second pair of opposed relatively long arms, means pivotally securing an end of each arm to said base, an annulus engaging beneath said arms when in open or set position and adapted upon upward movement thereof to draw said arms upwardly and toward each other, jaw members carried by the free ends of said arms and extending laterally thereof, trip means carried by said base and engageable over said annulus to hold said annulus in set position, and a spring carried by the base and engaging said annulus and constantly urging said annulus upwardly to thereby swing said jaw members upwardly and inwardly to tightly clamp about the leg of an animal, one pair of said jaw members engaging about the leg of the animal below the other pair of jaw members.

4. A leg holding trap comprising a base, a pair of opposed relatively short arms, a second pair of opposed relatively long arms, means pivotally securing an end of each arm to said base, an annulus engaging beneath said arms when in opened or set position and adapted upon upward movement thereof to draw said arms upwardly toward each other, jaw members carried by the free ends of said arms and extending laterally thereof, said jaw members being longitudinally curved with the concave sides thereof in confronting relation when said jaws are in clamping position, trip means carried by said base and engageable over said annulus to hold said annulus inset position, and a spring carried by the base and engaging said annulus and constantly urging said annulus upwardly to thereby swing said jaw members upwardly and inwardly to tightly clamp about the leg of an animal, one pair of said jaw members engaging about the leg of the animal below the other pair of jaw members,

JULIUS TSCHANTRE. 

